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CHIPPEWA FALLS — When Mike Cohoon began working on plans for tiny homes — portable homeless shelters — he envisioned a long-term plan of creating the “Hope Village,” bringing the tiny homes into one central location, which would also include a permanent building that features showers and bathrooms. That plan is moving closer to reality. Cohoon, a pastor at Landmark Christian Church in Lake Hallie, said his group is planning to purchase a former dental office at 1825 Kennedy Road on the East Hill of Chippewa Falls. The tiny homes would be placed behind the 2,000-square...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — To ensure members of the base community are staying resilient during the holidays and beyond, Hill’s community action team has developed an Integrated Resilience Channel. The IRC, found at www.hill.af.mil/integrated-resilience, delivers education and information through various formats, such as videos and virtual live sessions. “This past year we have faced many adversities, both as individuals and as a community,” said Col. Jenise Carroll, 75th Air Base Wing commander. “Resilience affords us the capability to deal with change or loss as an inevi...

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Homeowners in Chippewa and Jackson counties have filed new lawsuits against sand mines, claiming the mines are causing negative health impacts and loss of property value. Kevin and Donna Zwiefelhofer, 14746 Highway DD, Bloomer, filed the lawsuit Friday in Chippewa County Court against EOG Resources of Chippewa Falls, Kraemer Mining & Materials Inc., of Burnsville, Minn., and those companies’ insurance providers. Also, nine residents from Hixton or Taylor filed a claim in Jackson County Court on Friday against Wisconsin Proppants LLC, WP Operations LLC, Turnkey Proce...

Regular visitors to Old Town have likely noticed that something is missing along the waterfront. Last month, Robinson Terminal North, a massive waterfront warehouse located at 501 N. Union St., was demolished. The demolition was part of RiverRenew, a half-billion-dollar project that involves building a tunnel system under the city to prevent combined sewage from overflowing into the Potomac River. The former location of Robinson Terminal North as seen from Oronoco Street in early December (Photo/Missy Schrott) The combined sewer system in Alexandria has been a problem for years. On a typical ...

They are not giving you amnesty. if you come forward, we will allow you to stay here while this takes its course. add that on to the retracting of the self-petitioning. you are making latinas or all immigrant women in extremely vulnerable positions. >> there's a coalition i can see beginning to emerge here. for native american women, greg hoffman, my colleague at the nation wrote this. if the final bill isn't approved, native american groups who pushed for this for ten years and worked on this reauthorization for three years will be forced to start over from scratch. is that right? this is the...